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Character Quotes
"The narrative constructs the identity of the character, what can be called his or her narrative identity, in constructing that of the story told. It is the identity of the story that makes the identity of the character."
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"I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing."
30
"The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary."
29
"Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions and the doctrines of the empire, which regards this region as its backyard."
29
"National character is only another name for the particular form which the littleness, perversity and baseness of mankind take in every country. Every nation mocks at other nations, and all are right."
29
"It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character."
22
"My influences were Peter Sellers and the great British character actors."
21
"I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene."
20
"I would like to think that I'm more different from my character than I am."
18
"When you have to play a character that seems to be a relatively decent person and seems to be like yourself, I think the trick in that kind of character, so that you don't become a cliche, is to find where their weaknesses are."
16
"All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity."
15
"What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?"
14
"Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level."
14
"What we do should have a Canadian character. Nobody looks his best in somebody else's clothes."
14
"I guess because I pay so much attention to the physical part of the character, I don't look upon it as like Charlize Theron up there. I don't think of them as like Charlize Theron films."
13
"I use colors to bring fine points of story and character."
13
"My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character."
13
"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have."
12
"I had a blast, but I still wonder sometimes why they saw me as the perfect guy for this strange character."
12
"I definitely have character arcs in mind for each character unless I kill them."
12
"Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease."
11
"Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child."
11
"Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns."
11
"Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he takes in others' company."
11
"My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character."
10
"The worst evil is - and that's the product of censorship - is the self-censorship, because that twists spines, that destroys my character because I have to think something else and say something else, I have to always control myself."
10
"Weird, but sometimes I feel more like my cartoon character than I do Lizzie because she's a little more edgy and snappy."
10
"Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger."
10
"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."
10
"Young men and women are to build-up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of her people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not be made the be - all and end - all of life."
10
"It was nice, though, to have the long term benefit to be able to pare away those things and eventually make the character my own and put my own unique stamp."
9
"51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I'm afraid I could never be that cool in real life!"
9
"Giving style to one's character - a great and rare art! It is exercised by those who see all the strengths and weaknesses of their own natures and then comprehend them in an artistic plan until everything appears as art and reason and even weakness delights the eye."
9
"I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines."
9
"It's nice to play a character that has a soulful, dependent, close relationship. It must mean my character is interesting in some way."
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